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Vital
by Shinya TSUKAMOTO

Having lost his girlfriend and his memory in an accident, medical student Hiroshi returns to attending anatomy lessons. When it comes to the dissection of a human body, strange things occur. Being visited by a young female ghost, Hiroshi makes a disturbing discovery …

Credits:
Japan 2004, 35mm, 86 min, Japanese with German subtitles
Director, writer & director of photography: Shinya TSUKAMOTO
Production: Kaijyu Theater
Music: Chu ISHIKAWA
German distribution: Rapid Eye Movies
Cast: Tadanobu ASANO, Nami TSUKAMOTO, Kiki, Kazuyoshi KUSHIDA, Lily

About the director: Shinya TSUKAMOTO, born 1960 in Tokyo, studied art and worked on commercials before he became an international cult director with his movie TETSUO – THE IRON MAN. Besides working off-screen as an director he is also occassionally performing on- screen. 

Filmography (selection): 1987 The Adventure of Denchu Kozo; 1989 Tetsuo: The Iron Man; 1992 Tetsuo II: Body Hammer; 1995 Tokyo Fist; 1998 Bullet Ballet; 1999 Gemini; 2002 A Snake of June; 2004 Vital (NC 05); 2005 Haze (NC 06); 2006 Nightmare Detective (Akumu tantei / NC 07); 2009 Tetsuo: The Bullet Man

 

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